The plain terms of the parties’ software migration contract defeat plaintiff’s claim that it is entitled to a minimum payment of $11.1 million. Defendant’s demurrer is sustained with prejudice. Background Agile Defense obtained a government contract to migrate U.S. Air ...

Tagged with: Contract Fairfax Circuit Court Judge Daniel E. Ortiz Virginia Circuit Courts

A Virginia law firm is defending its litigation strategy in a bid to collect more than $165,000 in unpaid bills from a disgruntled client. The client – a defendant in a chemical exposure case – avoided liability with a statute ...

Tagged with: Attorneys Fees Contract fees Judge Henry E. Hudson U.S. District Court - Western District

A company that retained a law firm to represent it in a lawsuit, but then stopped paying the law firm’s invoices, is liable for attorneys’ and expert fees and costs, with the amounts to be determined at an evidentiary hearing. ...

Tagged with: Contract Judge Henry E. Hudson U.S. District Court - Western District

Restrictive covenants in defendant doctors’ employment contracts with plaintiff cannot be enforced because they are too broad and violate public policy. Overview Plaintiff Metis Group was under contract with the U.S. Army to provide psychological services. Defendant doctors, Allison and ...

Tagged with: Contract Fairfax Circuit Court Judge John M. Tran Virginia Circuit Courts

Where an agreement barred claims brought by a subcontractor for damages arising out of the construction of an FBI facility in West Virginia, and the subcontractor waived other arguments by not raising them in district court, the contractor prevailed. Background ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Contract Judge A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr.

Where a homeowner previously agreed to settle her claims for fire damage, the settlement agreement was enforced despite her assertions that Nationwide made false or misleading statements or that the settlement violated her First Amendment rights. Nationwide’s attempt to dismiss ...

Tagged with: Contract Judge Elizabeth K. Dillon U.S. District Court - Western District

Where an attorneys’ fee provision in a private school enrollment contract obligated the signer to pay all attorney’s fees and costs in any action arising from the contract, the provision is unconscionable and will not be enforced. “The Enrollment Contract ...

Tagged with: Contract Order Supreme Court of Virginia

Where landowners involved in a condemnation action brought by Mountain Valley Pipeline fired their lawyers without cause, the law firm was found to have a valid and enforceable lien for the work it performed while representing the landowners. The attorneys, who ...

Tagged with: Contract Judge Elizabeth K. Dillon U.S. District Court - Western District

Where the parties involved in a claim for insurance coverage arising from a fire that destroyed a garage and personal property agreed to all material terms at a mediation before a magistrate judge, the plaintiff’s subsequent dissatisfaction with that settlement ...

Tagged with: Contract Judge Joel Hoppe U.S. District Court - Western District

Where a school bus driver and a bus aide assaulted a special needs student while he harnessed to a bus seat, no uninsured motorist coverage is due from a policy defendant issued to the student’s mother. There was no causal ...

Tagged with: Contract Justice Cleo E. Powell Supreme Court of Virginia